Htibyuhsaung Medaw

Htibyuhsaung Medaw Nat

Htibyuhsaung Medaw (ထီးဖြူဆောင်းမယ်တော် [tʰí bjù sʰáʊɴ mɛ̀dɔ̀]; lit. Royal Mother of Htibyuhsaung), is one of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats. She was a grandmother of King Anawrahta of Pagan, and died of illness.[1][2] She is portrayed with hair knotted and dangling, sitting on folded knees with hand on her lap.[2]

References

  1. ↑ DeCaroli, Robert (2004). Haunting the Buddha: Indian Popular Religions and the Formation of Buddhism. Oxford University Press, US. ISBN 978-0-19-516838-9.
  2. 1 2 Hla Thamein. "Thirty-Seven Nats". Yangonow. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
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